Man arrested in bottle brawl

Updated 9:40 pm, Wednesday, December 5, 2012

STAMFORD -- A Rhode Island man was arrested for smashing a bottle over a city man's head at a party in April, severely gash in the victim's face, police said.

Mynor Alexander Bonilla, 28, of 77 Moore St., Central Island, was charged with second-degree assault and held in lieu of $25,000 bond.

Lt. Diedrich Hohn said police early on April 22 were called to a party at 135 Fourth St. where a man had been struck with a bottle, causing a deep gash from ear to chin. The man was taken to Stamford Hospital, where numerous stitches were required to close the cut, Hohn said.

After police investigators determined Bonilla's identity, a warrant was obtained for his arrest, Hohn said.

On Monday, police were notified by Waterford police that they found Bonilla and determined Stamford had a warrant for his arrest. Police picked him up in Waterford on Tuesday.

At police headquarters, Bonilla made a full confession and explained he was drunk at the time, police said.